Paving To Cause Delays At Military, Clint Moore

TRAFFIC WATCH

February 1, 1998

Military Trail from Clint Moore Road to West Atlantic Avenue, in Boca Raton and Delray Beach: The intersection of Military Trail and Clint Moore Road will be paved Tuesday through Friday from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. There will be traffic delays. A six-lane divided highway is being built to replace the existing four-lane road.

Northbound and southbound motorists on Florida's Turnpike will face periodic lane reductions from three lanes to one lane over the Hillsborough Canal Bridge near the Broward and Palm Beach County line. Two lanes will be closed periodically in both directions over the bridge at milepost 72 during nighttime non-peak hours, 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. today through Feb. 13 while work crews complete maintenance on the bridge.

The Ocean Avenue Bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway between Boynton Beach and Ocean Ridge has been closed to cars for emergency repairs. The bridge is expected to be out of service until mid-April. The Florida Department of Transportation said its repair crews will be working 10-hour shifts, five days a week to expedite the bridge's reopening. Workers are replacing one steel support beam and repairing another. Traffic has been rerouted south to the Woolbright Road Bridge in Boynton Beach via A1A and U.S. 1.

Interstate 95 between Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard and North Lake Boulevard: Two lanes will be closed in both directions between 45th Street and North Lake Boulevard interchanges nightly from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. tonight through Thursday night. The $12.5 million project along the 6.6-mile section includes repaving and adding outside lanes and sound walls.

Camino Real, N.W. 20th Street, Potomac Road in Boca Raton: A sidewalk will be built on the north side of Camino Real from west of I-95 to S.W. 12th Ave. Bike lanes and sidewalks will be added on both sides of 20th from east of the FAU entrance to Dixie Highway. A bike lane will be added on the north side of Potomac. A sidewalk will be added on the south side of Jog Road to 24th Avenue. Work will begin on Monday. The $433 million project is to be completed by the end of April.

Federal Highway (U.S. 1), Boynton Beach and Delray Beach: Traffic remains restricted to one lane in each direction at the bridge over the Boynton Canal through Friday. A lane will be closed on Boynton Beach Boulevard, from Federal Highway west to N.W. Fourth Street. Improvements include repaving the 4.5-mile section, replacing the bridge over Boynton Canal, sidewalks and adjoining brick pavers and closing more than 50 median openings. The $7.1 million project is to be completed next summer.

Lyons Road and S.W. 18th St., west of Boca Raton: Paving of the intersection will begin Monday through Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Avoid the intersection. There will be major delays.

I-95 between Hypoluxo Road and Southern Boulevard: The southbound entrance ramp at Lantana Road and southbound exit ramp at Hypoluxo Road will be closed tonight for three hours at a time between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. The northbound entrance ramp at Hypoluxo Road and northbound exit ramp at Lantana Road will be closed for three hours Monday night between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. Two lanes on I-95 will be closed in both directions for a mile at a time from Sunday through Thursday. The seven-mile section is being repaved and outside lanes added. Sound walls are also being built. The $12.2 million project is to be completed in early 1999.

I-95 from Linton Boulevard to Hypoluxo Road: All lanes will remain open through Saturday along the 8.2-mile project, which includes repaving, widening and sound walls. The $7.8 million project is expected to be completed in fall 1998.

Summit Boulevard at I-95, West Palm Beach: The right lane in each direction will be closed through March 1 as the Florida Department of Transportation begins work under the I-95 bridge.

Federal Highway from Dixie Highway to Fifth Avenue North, Lake Worth: Federal Highway remains open to local traffic only from Third Avenue North south to Dixie. Improvements include rebuilding Federal and adding drainage, decorative lighting and sidewalks. On Lake and Lucerne, from Federal to M Street, brick sidewalks and landscaping will be added. The $3.6 million project is scheduled for completion in summer 1998.

* South Shore Boulevard from Greenview Shores Boulevard to Big Blue Trace, Wellington: Traffic has been switched to the new four-lane divided roadway.